I heard in the village that he killed the Bakuton Hunter. Well done."
Uchiha Yusuke looked at Ren with admiration in his eyes. He didn't expect that this child, who was the same age as his son, had grown to this point.
Minato and Ren in front of him are now the leaders of two generations of Konoha youth.
Hokage, it's a done deal.
"Thank you, Uncle Yusuke."
As Ren spoke, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to the two men under their puzzled gazes.
"Uncle Yusuke, this is the letter Ryufeng asked me to bring to you. Please keep it."
"Hmm? Ryufeng's..."
Uchiha Yusuke's eyes flickered slightly. He took it but didn't check it immediately. Instead, he carefully put it away. Then he nodded to Ren.
"I see. Thank you."
At this moment, the convoy was stopped. Several people looked forward and saw several ninjas blocking the road. One of them, a Hyuga ninja with white eyes, stepped forward, looked at the convoy in front of him and said in a deep voice.
"Please stop."
Seeing this, Uchiha Yusuke and Namikaze Minato stopped talking. Uchiha Yusuke came to the people who blocked his way with a calm expression.
"I'm Uchiha Yusuke, leading reinforcements to support the front lines. Do you need proof?"
"No need, please come in, the accommodation has been tidied up."
The Hyuga clan members said nothing more and immediately let the people go. At the same time, they sent someone back to the camp to report.
As for suspicion, his Byakugan wasn't just for show. He had the Inuzuka clan with dogs around him, the Aburame clan who used their bodies to feed insects, and dozens of others with Byakugan, who were clearly members of his own Hyuga clan. As for the Uchiha, there was no need to distinguish them; the ones gathered together with a look of arrogance were definitely them.
Half an hour later, Uchiha Yusuke, Minato, Ren and others, who had already arranged everyone, came to the general's tent which had been cleaned up long ago.
After all, as leaders, they couldn't go to bed so early, and Ren simply came to join in the fun because he had slept too much during the day and couldn't fall asleep for a while.
"So, Senior kosuke, don't you really need to rest for a while?"
Minato said helplessly, and in front of them was Maruboshi Kosuke, who was wearing a black combat uniform, a long sword at his waist, and looked extremely tired.
"No need, you've arrived at the perfect time, let's get started."
Maruboshi Kosuke shook his head vigorously twice to keep himself awake. He was sent alone by the village to the Land of Water for reconnaissance, and then followed the Kirigakure army all the way to the Land of Waves. He returned to the camp only after collecting and organizing all the information.
A week of living outdoors and constant vigilance had nearly pushed him to his limit, but with the perseverance of the Will of Fire, he managed to pull through.
Maruboshi Kosuke said in a deep voice, then pointed his finger to a place in the Land of Waves.
"This is the main camp that Kirigakure has already set up. They've deployed nearly ten thousand ninjas. We're located right here. They're expected to launch their first wave of attacks tomorrow."
This time, the chief commander of the Kirigakure team is Karatachi Yagura, the right-hand man of the Third Mizukage and a man of exceptional strength."
Having said that, he raised his head and looked at several people with a serious expression.
"Although not all of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen will be deployed in the early stages of the war, I saw three ninja swords in the Kirigakure army yesterday: the Beheading Sword, the Thunder Blade, and the Long Sword Stitch. As for the others, they haven't shown up."
"Is that so..."
Uchiha Yusuke and Namikaze Minato both looked a little solemn. There were three thousand Konoha ninjas stationed on this defense line, plus the reinforcements transferred from the village and the battlefield of the Land of Rain, totaling about eight thousand.
Although they were short on manpower, it wasn't a big deal. However, they were short on high-end combat power. If the Seven Ninja Swordsmen came out in full force, they would probably need to call for support from the village.
"By the way, Senior Kosuke."
Minato suddenly remembered something and looked up at Maruboshi Kosuke.
"Is there any information regarding the two tailed beasts of Kirigakure?"
"Tailed Beast?"
Maruboshi Kosuke muttered, then nodded to Minato.
"We don't have to worry about this for now. The Hidden Mist Village hasn't found a suitable Jinchūriki for the two tailed beasts yet. Even if they do, they'll need a long time to adapt. They don't want a tailed beast that's out of control."
"But even without the tailed beasts joining the battle, our current situation is still not optimistic."
Minato pondered for a long time before turning his gaze to Ren, then spoke slowly.
"According to the intelligence sent back from the front, Ren, is your blood limit related to ice?"
"Why?"
Ren looked confused, but soon reacted, raised his palm to condense a thin layer of ice, and spoke honestly.
"Yes, Minato-sama, mine is Ice Release."
"What can you achieve with your current all-out effort? Can you freeze the sea?"
Minato asked impatiently. After hearing his words, the other people present understood what he meant and all turned their attention to Ren.
"No problem, but with my current chakra, freezing an area of 100 meters is about the limit. Any more and I'll be overdrawing my chakra."
Ren said with some embarrassment. After all, chakra had always been his weakness. It wasn't that a jounin had too little chakra, but for someone with advanced ninjutsu, carefully calculating his abilities was too difficult. Ren now envied Naruto immensely. The Uzumaki clan's innate chakra, combined with the chakra gained as a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, was so abundant that it could condense into a nearly physical form or weapon, a source of envy for Ren.
"A hundred meters? What a pity..."
There was a hint of regret in the tone of several people. After all, if Ren's ice escape range could be further expanded, they might be able to snipe Kirigakure on the sea and prevent it from even landing on land. However, it seems that the plan is going to fail now.
"Then it seems we can only fight around the coastline. As for now, let's arrange a team to set traps along the coastline. Everyone, get a good rest tonight and cheer up for the battle tomorrow!"
In the end, Maruboshi Kosuke made the final decision, and Uchiha Yusuke and Minato had no objections. After all, no matter how much they reviewed the situation, they needed actual combat to verify the results. The situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, and unchanging plans were not applicable on the battlefield.
Back in the tent, Ren tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. He glanced at Minato Namikaze, who was sleeping soundly, even snoring softly. He couldn't believe this was the "golden flash" that terrified the enemy on the battlefield.
Looking at the pitch-black roof, Ren looked mad.
Oh my god! I can't sleep now, so I have to go to the battlefield yawning and give myself away tomorrow. Don't be careful and get killed by a flying kunai.